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Despite a spike in deaths from COVID-19 and fewer births, recent research suggests rural counties saw population growth during the first year of the pandemic. Remote work opportunities could have contributed to more people moving to scenic rural destinations.
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Facing shortages of critical care beds, medication and frontline staff amid the onslaught of RSV, COVID-19 and the flu, hospitals serving Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska are collaborating to get children with acute conditions the treatment they need.
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Roy Williams and Lon Kruger, two former basketball coaches with Kansas connections, are in the Class of 2022 for this weekend’s National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame ceremony in Kansas City.
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A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for most of eastern Kansas through Tuesday morning, with up to two inches of snowfall possible in many areas.
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It's Veterans Day. KPR salutes and thanks all veterans for their service to our country.
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Happy Día de los Muertos! Help ward-off evil spirits by making a contribution to KPR.
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Happy Halloween! Help ward-off evil spirits by making a contribution to KPR. Thanks and stay safe!
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After a decade of losing football seasons, the Kansas Jayhawks seem to have finally turned a corner. The 5-and-1 Jayhawks are off to a great start this season and are ranked in the AP’s Top 25. But how long will the good times last? And will coach Lance Leipold stick around?
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A new lawsuit accuses two global companies of paying distributors to suppress competition...leading U.S. farmers to overspend by millions of dollars annually.
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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case this month over whether California overreached with an animal welfare law which regulates housing requirements for pigs if the pork will be sold in the state. Two large pork industry groups say that burdens pork producers outside of California.
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Kansas Public Radio's recent fall membership drive pulled in more than $337,000 in pledges, becoming the most successful fall campaign in the station's 70-year history.
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Nabil Ayers has worn a lot of hats, professionally...musician, business owner, record industry executive. Now he's written a memoir about music, identity, and most of all, family.